Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise summed up the activities of the year 2018

Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise summed up the activities of the year 2018

01 March 2019

Kyiv
Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise is one of the most
respected expert institutions of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, which
plays an important role in forensic expertise of the bodies of inquiry,
pre-trial and judicial investigation, protection of the rights of citizens and
organizations, performing significant work on conducting forensic examinations
research, the establishment of applied research in the field of methodological
support.

One
of the systematic stages of the Institute’s work is the annual summing up of
activities. Thus, the next meeting of the team and reporting on the results of
work for 2018 was held in Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic
Expertise.

Priority
directions of the activity of KFI were to establish new and improve existing
methods and techniques aimed at increasing the level of expert research and
expanding their capabilities, developing theoretical and general methodological
problems of forensic examination, further developing methodological and
preventive work to assist the courts, prosecutors bodies, internal affairs, tax
authorities, the Security Service of Ukraine, lawyers and private entrepreneurs
as well as ensuring the legitimate interests of citizens and organizations.

The
Institute carried out activities that, in accordance with the statutory
obligations, aimed at carrying out and improving the work in all areas of the
institution's activities: expert, research, analytical, methodical,
informational and work on the training and advanced training of personnel.

Scheduled
tasks have been generally fulfilled.

During
the year 2018, Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise and its
regional branches carried out more than 50,000 forensic examinations. Forensic
examinations were carried out on the materials of criminal proceedings and
cases of administrative offenses in total, amounted to about 75% of the total.

Specialists
of the Institute became participants in 98 scientific events, including
national and international conferences, seminars, round tables, training and
other events. Cooperation with expert institutions of Great Britain, Estonia,
Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Georgia, Poland, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan
and a number of other countries was established and continued.

The
material and technical base of the Laboratory of engineering and technical
types of research and the Laboratory of Criminalistics has been significantly
upgraded. The latter was recognized as the best Laboratory of KFI based on the
results of the 2018 activity. Vinnytsia Branch was awarded as a best Branch of
KFI. The winners received memorable souvenir awards.

Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise is a leading state expert institution of Ukraine founded in 1913. The work of the Institute is guided by the Constitution of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine "On Forensic Examinations", the Law of Ukraine "On scientific and technical activity" procedural laws and other laws of Ukraine, Decrees of the President of Ukraine, decrees and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, orders and instructions of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and other legal acts.